By Julia Kuchle (Nanyo B RA) Culture Shock “The feeling of disorientation experienced by someone when they are suddenly subjected to an unfamiliar culture, way of life, or set of…

By Jordan Rocke, Justin Sita (PAs) & Makoto Schroeder (Former PA) Drinking Culture Before we dive in we'd like to let you know that since COVID-19 heated up in Japan,…

By Julia Kuchle (Former Nanyo B RA) Healthcare Information on healthcare, mental health, and reproductive health Emergency Numbers Dial 119 for fire, ambulance, or rescue services.Dial 110 for police services.…

By Chrisdelle Villanueva (Nanyo A RA) & Christian Jalim (Chuyo RA) Welcome folks! So unfortunately unlike many other places around the world and even in some places in Japan, school…

By Jordan Rocke (PA) Introduction to Senior High Schools (SHS) OK, so let’s get started. I'm Jordan, one of your PAs, and this entire ramble is going to be heavily…

By Jason Lockwood (Toyo B RA) Hey everyone! Due to file size limits, we're just putting a link to the powerpoint here. It has an audio presentation that's designed to…

By Kathryn Shea (Toyo A RA) Japanese Junior High School Life Hello and welcome to the introduction for Japanese Junior High School Life (JHS)! Here we will give you an…

By Preston Vue (Former Chuyo RA), Carolyn Moffenbier (Nanyo B RA) & Shou Yuan (Nanyo B RA) Elementary School (ES) in Japan Notes on Recent Developments Starting in the academic…

By Jordan Rocke & Justin Sita (Ehime Prefectural Advisors) Hello everybody and, at last, welcome to Ehime! We are proud to welcome you to the much belated 2020/2021 Prefectural Orientation,…